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Alleged Trespasser Arrested on Suspicion of Kicking Police Officer

The following is a selection of calls from Lake Forest to the Orange County Sheriff's Department from April 3 to April 5.

A 33-year-old man was taken into custody Monday after he was found sleeping on private property and then resisted arrest, police say.

Deputies responded to a call about trespassing on the 24900 block of Whisler Drive at around 9:53 p.m. The owner of a tow yard reported finding a transient sleeping on his property, said Sgt. Angel Andrade of Lake Forest Police Services. The caller signed a citizen's arrest form. When police tried to take the sleeping man into custody, he became belligerent and kicked an officer, Andrade said.

Curtis Blane Brooks was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer, Andrade said. He is being held in Central Men's Jail on $2,500 bail.

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Here are more items from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department blotter.

Pedestrian check. 9:20 a.m. Tuesday. El Toro Road and Bridger Road. A 37-year-old man was arrested on outstanding warrants when stopped at a gas station.

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Vandalism report. 8:31 a.m. Tuesday. 21800 block of Winding Way.

Pedestrian check. 12:47 p.m. Monday. Swartz Drive and El Toro Road.  A 42-year-old man was arrested during a pedestrian check and was placed in custody at Central Men’s Jail.

Traffic stop. 2:00 a.m. Monday. Ridge Route Drive and El Rond Lane. A 21-year-old woman was arrested during a traffic stop and was placed in custody at Orange County Jail, where she was cited and released.

Traffic stop. 9:34 p.m. Sunday. Bake Parkway and Portola Parkway. A 33-year-old electrician was arrested during a traffic stop and was placed in custody at Orange County Jail, where he was cited and released.

Vandalism in progress. 3:58 p.m. Sunday. El Toro Road and Jeronimo Road.

Pedestrian check. 9:12 a.m. Sunday. Rockfield Boulevard and Lake Forest Drive. A 57-year-old business consultant was arrested during a pedestrian check and was placed in custody at Central Men’s Jail on $30,000 bail.

Traffic stop. 2:35 a.m. Sunday. Rockfield Boulevard and Ridge Route Drive. A 20-year-old construction worker was arrested during a traffic stop and was placed in custody at Orange County Jail, where he was cited and released.

Shots heard—no suspect information. 1:37 a.m. Sunday. Alton Parkway and Towne Centre Drive.

Narcotic violation. 10:03 p.m. Saturday. Trabuco Road and Lake Forest Drive. A caller said a green truck with several stickers on the back window was selling methamphetamine to kids in front of 7-Eleven at the intersection of Trabuco Road and Lake Forest Drive.

Warrant arrest. 11:55 a.m. Saturday. 0 block of Blazewood. A 23-year-old salesman was arrested on an outstanding warrant and was placed in custody at Central Men’s Jail, where he was released under court order.

Drunk driving. 8:46 a.m. Saturday. I-5 and El Toro Road. A caller said the passenger of a red Ford Mustang appeared to want to jump out of the car as the driver rocked back and forth on his seat.

Traffic stop. 2:15 a.m. Saturday. El Toro Road and Rockfield Boulevard. A 30-year-old man was arrested during a traffic stop and was placed in custody at Orange County Jail, where he was cited and released.

Disturbance. 1:18 a.m. Saturday. 24600 block of Via Tonada. A resident said a group of men, all on drugs and one with a baseball bat, were hiding between vehicles. One man started ripping off the side mirrors off his father’s truck as they hid from police, the caller said.

Disturbance. 12:06 a.m. Saturday. Klondike Drive and Red Bluff Drive. Police responding to a disturbance call arrested a 33-year-old man after a female caller reported a man arguing with her friend. Officers took him to  Orange County Jail, where he was released when he posted bail.

Traffic stop. 11:50 p.m. Friday. Rockfield Boulevard and Landisview Avenue. A 25-year-old carpenter was arrested during a traffic stop and was placed in custody at Orange County Jail, where he was cited and released.

Suspicious person/circumstances. 10:46 p.m. Friday. 25800 block of Trabuco Road. A caller said a teenage boy was hiding in the bushes and startled the caller, who had been walking.

Vandalism in progress. 8:32 p.m. Friday. Alton Parkway and Towne Centre Drive. A caller said a group of nine kids were breaking trees and vandalizing the parking lot near Walmart.

Vandalism report. 7:04 p.m. Friday. 26000 block of Trabuco Road.  A caller said people shot the caller's church with paint balls.

Disturbance. 5:49 p.m. Friday. 0 block of Cameron Circle. A resident said a neighbor was blasting an air horn and ringing the doorbell at the caller's home for nearly 20 minutes.

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